INS Rahav (2013)
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| History | |
|---|---|
 Israel | |
| Name | INS Rahav |
| Ordered | 2005 |
| Cost | €650m |
| Launched | 11 March 2013 |
| Commissioned | January 13, 2016 |
| Homeport | Haifa |
| Badge |  |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Dolphin-class submarine |
| Type | Diesel-electric submarine |
| Displacement | 2,050 tons surfaced, 2,400 tons submerged[1] |
| Length | 68.6 m (225 ft)[1] |
| Beam | 6.8 m (22 ft) |
| Draught | 6.2 m (20 ft) |
| Propulsion | Diesel-electric, 3 diesels, 1 shaft, 4,243 shp (3,164 kW) |
| Speed | excess of 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph)[2] |
| Test depth | At least 350 m (1,150 ft) |
| Complement | 35 + 10 additional |
| Sensors and processing systems | STN Atlas ISUS 90-55 combat system |
| Armament |
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INS Rahav is an Israeli Dolphin 2-class submarine. The name is Hebrew for "Rahab." The submarine was built in Kiel, Germany, and delivered to the Israeli port city Haifa 12 January 2016, where entered service the next day.
Name is from the Bible "Was it not you who cut Rahab to pieces, who pierced that monster through?" (isaiah 51)
References[edit]
- ^ a b Cavas, Christopher P. (15 August 2014). "Israel's Deadliest Submarines Are Nearly Ready". Defense News. Archived from the original on 15 August 2014. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
- ^ Israel’s Deadliest Submarines Are Nearly Ready Archived 15 August 2014 at archive.today Intercepts, Christopher P. Cavas
External links[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to INS Rahav (Dolphin).
- Israeli submarine Dolphin
- FAS: Israel: Submarines
- Dolphin class submarines cutaway diagram, Der Spiegel, 5 June 2012
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